Contributor: Dr. Smita Sriwastav

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Tea leaves bleed
aromatic synonyms in water
as it bubbles to fill
piquant anticipations in gaze
of lethargic, mist-draped winters,
poured into chiseled transparencies,
insinuating russet delights
of sweet apple cider.

Cookie crumbles
voicing soft innuendos
of honeyed pleasures,
unheeded by a tongue rolling
in hurriedly munched bites
tinged in caffeinated sips
as preoccupations enshroud
sensibilities of an overwrought mind.

As currency crisp afternoon
crumble like stale scones,
into twilights crocheted in wildflowers,
warming cold-numbed fingers
over brewing warmth of coffee
I rifle through lists of ingredients
needed for impending supper.

Appetizing breath of curry
fills the blandness of shivering nights,
preening in starry tiaras,
as moments shell and crunch
their oxymoron moods
like fire-kissed peanuts,
seasoned in finger-licking spices
luring gluttony from
routine monotony of dinner table.

Ice-creams relax
their realms undiluted by winter nights
cuddled in snowflake sighs,
while hot chocolate sauce laces
their frozen dreams in passion,
and chilled spoonfuls
are gulped in rapture
to frill cold in icy pleasures.


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I am an MBBS doctor by profession and a poet at heart. I am an emerging poet and my poetry has been published in literary journals like efiction India, pyrokinection, jellyfish whispers, CLRI, Torrid Literary Review, Literary Juice, the Rusty nail, Dark Matter Journal etc. to name a few. I have also had my poems published in anthologies like Inspired by Tagore, Something Brewing, Tic Toc, Storm Cycle 2013, A Golden Time For Poetry and Just a touch of Saccharine.